Monthly Archives: September 2017

A new tennis racket was soon hit the sports world. In addition to its bouncing abilities that enhanced ball speed, to improve comfort and lessen the harsh feel upon impact, the manufacturing company injected the handle with vibration-dampening material.

Ecomass Technologies

Since 1998, Ecomass Technologies has provided innovative solutions through advanced composite materials and engineered thermoplastics. It’s worked with industry and government to overcome physical property and material challenges to meet their application needs. Its experience and proficiency in the formulation and development of high density thermoplastic compounds provides customers the freedom to function while it solves challenges. Ecomass Technologies’ goal is to empower it customers with the best materials at the lowest-cost and allow them to compete in their respective markets.

Vibration Damping

Waves of energy cause vibrations, so toeliminate vibrations; one must isolate or dampen vibration. Lowering resonant frequency isolates vibration and, thus, reduces energy at the source. Normally, engineers and designers try to isolate vibration at the source and keep it from reaching resonant frequency. If that’s not possible, they attempt vibration dampening by introducing high-density compounds.

Ecomass Vibration Damping Compounds

Ecomass’ compounds have been successfully used in a wide array of radiation shielding applications, including:

A forty year study published in the Journal of Environmental Health found that gun range clients and staff personnel are at a high risk of exposure to dangerous lead levels from the smoke and tiny bullet fragments that drift into the air after striking targets.

The study found that the lead blood levels of those who patronize or work at gun ranges were between two and eight times the level considered serious by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors then concluded that firing ranges created a substantial and unsupervised public health problem.

Elevated blood lead levels were found after just a day or two of shooting and could linger for months.

Lead exposure at the shooting ranges can occur in the following ways:

o When a round discharges, the metal burned and released a small amount. If the smoke were to be inhaled, it could introduce lead into the bloodstream.

o Some ammunition uses lead projectiles or bullets. When the bullet breaks up on impact, the metal is aerosolized. Even if lead particles aren’t inhaled, they can settle on skin or clothing or in soil, which people can then ingest.

Adults suffering from lead exposure can suffer tremors, high blood pressure, heart disease, and decreased kidney function. The fetus of a pregnant woman can suffer reduced growth. And, children can suffer lower IQs, cognitive dysfunction, and delayed puberty.

Despite such risks, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) does not regulate shooting ranges.

Frangible ammunitionoffers a lead-free alternative to traditional lead rounds. Frangible bullets are produced with thermoplastic composite materials including tungsten polymer, copper, or tin utilizing an injection molding or powder metallurgical production process.

Ecomass Technologies’ innovative lead replacement process allows it to develop and produce superior quality, frangible projectiles. It remains committed to continuously improving and refining its technologies and remaining at the forefront of lead free frangible ammunition technology.

Ecomass’compounds are RoHS compliant and do not contain any other EPA hazardous or toxic material. As well, all Ecomass Compounds comply with Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

If you have a special requirement, contact Ecomass Technologies today. It has probably already solved it.

A few years ago, researchers at North Carolina State University researchers found that the lightweight composite metal foams they developed blocked X-rays, gamma rays, and neutron radiation and absorbed the energy from high-impact collisions.

Professor Afsaneh Rabiei initially developed the Composite Metal Foam (CMF) for use in transportation and military applications, but findings held promise for opportunities to use composite metal foam to develop more efficient spacecraft and nuclear designs and CT scanner shielding.

And, just a few months ago, CMP passed Department of Justice certification for the CMF for Level IV body armor and is currently being tested for application as radiation protection and extreme temperature exposure.

Ecomass Technologies

For years, Ecomass Technologies has been working in the field of radiation shielding. Since 1998, it’s been developing advanced composite materials, high density plastics, high gravity compounds, and engineered thermoplastics

Since 1998, Ecomass Technologies has provided groundbreaking solutions to industry and governmentto overcome physical property and material challenges to meet application needs. Its skill, experience, and expertise allow its customers the freedom to concentrate on form and function, while it solves problems.

Ecomass Technologies solves the material challenges its products face. Its goal is to provide its customers with the highest-performance and lowest-cost materials and let them compete and fully function in their respective markets.

Radiation Shielding

For decades, lead prevailed in radiation shielding. It was cheap, easy to manufacture, and worked. Health, safety and environmental concerns, however, resulted in strict regulations use and sales. Ecomass Technologies has helped original equipment manufacturersand global material processors abolish these concerns by developing environmentally friendly,lead free shielding.

Ecomass’ high-gravity compounds can also be used in a variety of applications, including weighting, balancing, radiation shielding and vibration damping.

Ecomass’ lead free radiation shielding materials protectagainst gamma and x-ray sources. Its x-ray shielding compounds are RoHS compliant and do not contain any other EPA hazardous or toxic material. As well, all Ecomass Compounds comply with Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

If you have a special requirement, contact Ecomass Technologies today. It has probably already solved it

In 2011, the Canadian Armed Forces, in response to concerns that its shooting ranges were threatening water sources, began searching for a new type of ammunition. Explosive rounds, particularly those from Howitzer artillery, scattered training sites. The military worried that the toxic chemicals inside the water-soluble rounds could seep into the drinking water.

A few years later, project RIGHTTRAC (Revolutionary Insensitive, Green and Healthier Training Technology with Reduced Adverse Contamination) found that the military could meet environmental concerns, plus lessen human health threats and save money all with one superior product – green ammo.

The green ammo, initially designed just for training, proved more effective and more practical, meaning it could eventually become standard.

Ecomass Technologies

For nearly twenty years, Ecomass Technologies has provided innovative solutions through advanced composite materials, heavy plastics, and engineered thermoplastics. It’s worked with industry and government to overcome physical property and material challenges to meet their application needs. Its experience and proficiency in the formulation and development of high density thermoplastic compounds provides customers the freedom to function while it solves challenges. Ecomass Technologies’ goal is to empower it customers with the best materials at the lowest-cost and allow them to compete in their respective markets.

Frangible Ammunition (Green Ammo)

Frangible ammunition offers a lead free alternative to traditional lead rounds. lead free ammunition is produced with high density plastic, lead replacement, composite material.

Ecomass Technologies utilizes a highly controlled injection molding process to produce frangible projectiles and satisfies strictest tolerances to certify performance and reliability. Its frangible projectiles have passed strict military ballistic performance, as well asmany of the world’s leading ammunition manufacturers’tests.

Ecomass’compounds are RoHS compliant and do not contain any other EPA hazardous or toxic material. As well, all Ecomass Compounds comply with Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

If you have a special requirement, contact Ecomass Technologies today. It has probably already solved it

The Boeing Company declared that a proposed New Midsize Airplane would include both a composite fuselage and composite wings. The fuselage tube would be a blended composite with an uncommon cross-sectional shape (neither circular or oval).

Workhorse Group Inc., manufacturer of the Horsefly package delivery drone, which United Parcel Services recently tested, debuted a Surely helicopter concept. The helicopter is intended for short commercial journeys, emergency responders, the military and perhaps city commute. Test flights are scheduled for later this year. The fuselage, propeller arms and propellers will be constructed with carbon fiber composite materials.

Other companies announced partnerships to supply thermoplastic composite materials on aircrafts.

Ecomass Technologies

For nearly twenty years, Ecomass Technologies has pioneered solutions through advanced non-toxic composite materials, engineered thermoplastics, and high gravity compounds.

Composite materials are compounds of two or more material components with different physical and chemical properties. The subsequent composite material then has characteristics that are separate and distinct from the initial materials. The composite can be used and applied across multiple industries. Examples of composite materials include building cement and engineered thermoplastics.

High gravity compounds deliver the weight and physical properties of metal with the design and manufacturing advantages of injection molded plastics.

Lead has been banned as an additive in motor fuels and regulations impact its use in every industry, especially aeronautics, not just in the United States, but also in Europe and in many other countries.

Ecomass Technologies has worked with industry and government to overcome physical property and material challenges to meet application needs. Its skill, experience, and expertise allow its customers the freedom to concentrate on form and function, while it solves problems.

Ecomass Technologies solves the material challenges its products face. Its goal is to provide its customers with the highest-performance and lowest-cost materials and let them compete and fully function in their respective markets.

All of Ecomass Technologies’ Compounds meet the EU RoHS Directives, are 100% lead free, and contain no toxic constituents or U.S. EPA hazardous materials. They also comply with the Dodd-Frank Act, Section 1502.

If you have a special requirement, contact Ecomass Technologies today. It has probably already solved it